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    Missouri Governor Signs Ban On Abortion After 8 Weeks Of Pregnancy

    The bill makes no exception for cases of incest or rape and follows the approval of similar restrictions in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio.
    by Bobby Allyn May 24, 2019 3 minutes
    Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed into law on Friday a ban on nearly all abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy.

    Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill on Friday that criminalizes abortions in the state after eight weeks of pregnancy, the latest in a series of sweeping restrictions passed by Republican-controlled legislatures that now threaten nearly 50 years of federal protections for abortion.

    Under the law, any person who performs an abortion after eight weeks — which is often before many women are aware they are pregnant — could be charged with a Class B felony punishable by five to 15 years in prison.

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